Sign Writers, Decorative Painters, Engravers and Etchers

transferring from paper transfers decorative or ornamental designs on articles

integrating and developing visual elements, such as line, space, mass, colour, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions or moods

laying out and painting in one or more languages letters, figures, monograms and designs to make signs

sketching or tracing design or lettering onto work piece or pattern material to prepare pattern or stencil

designing pattern or lettering to paint work pieces such as signs, glassware, pottery or zinc plates

using software and routing equipment to produce three-dimensional Carved images for application onto larger signage as well as engraved and inlaid signs

designing and producing normal flat cut lettering, or lettering that is shadowed with applied vinyl or lettering that is ready cut for application

writing, painting or printing signs or show cards used for display or other purposes

cutting out letters and signs for display purposes from wallboard or cardboard, by hand or machines such as electrically powered jigsaw or bandsaw

examining sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut or engraved onto work pieces

measuring and computing dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved

engraving and printing patterns, ornamental designs, etchings, trademarks, figures or lettering onto flat or curved surfaces of a wide variety of metal, glass, plastic, or ceramic items

etching decorative designs, calibration markings and other figures on glass articles.